State Agency: Ship Doctor's A Fake

FORT LAUDERDALE — A man working aboard a Caribbean cruise ship as a doctor has been charged with unauthorized practice of medicine, the Fort Lauderdale News and Sun- Sentinel reported Wednesday.

The state Department of Professional Regulation said Andres Parras, 57, had practiced medicine without a valid license as recently as November and December at Finlay Medical Center in Hollywood, Fla.

Paquet French Cruises also is investigating Parras, and have replaced him with another doctor aboard the SS Rhapsody, said Stan Berla, president of the cruise line. The state agency said the number on the medical license in Paquet's file on Parras belongs to another doctor.